YBK Jaiswal of India scored 171 against West Indies in the just concluded first test at Rouseau to provide the 37th occasion of an opening batsman scoring century on his debut in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	C Bannerman	165*	1	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	15 Mar 1877
2	WG Grace	152	1	Eng	Aus	The Oval	06 Sep 1880
3	PF Warner	132*	3	Eng	SAF	Johannesburg	14 Feb 1899
4	HL Collins	104	3	Aus	Eng	Sydney	17 Dec 1920
5	A Jackson	164	2	Aus	Eng	Adelaide	01 Feb 1929
6	JE Mills	117	1	NZl	Eng	Wellington	24 Jan 1930
7	PA Gibb	106	3	Eng	SAF	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1938
8	SC Griffith	140	1	Eng	Win	Port of Spain	11 Feb 1948
9	AG Ganteaume	112	2	Win	Eng	Port of Spain	11 Feb 1948
10	CC Hunte	142	1	Win	Pak	Bridgetown	17 Jan 1958
11	CA Milton	104*	2	Eng	NZl	Leeds	03 Jul 1958
12	Khalid Ibadulla	166	1	Pak	Aus	Karachi	24 Oct 1964
13	RE Redmond	107	2	NZl	Pak	Auckland	16 Feb 1973
14	CG Greenidge	107	3	Win	Ind	Bengaluru	22 Nov 1974
15	L Baichan	105*	4	Win	Pak	Lahore	15 Feb 1975
16	AB Williams	100	3	Win	Aus	Georgetown	31 Mar 1978
17	KC Wessels	162	2	Aus	Eng	Brisbane	26 Nov 1982
18	WB Phillips	159	1	Aus	Pak	Perth	11 Nov 1983
19	DSBP Kuruppu	201*	1	Srl	NZl	Col-CCC	16 Apr 1987
20	AC Hudson	163	2	SAF	Win	Bridgetown	18 Apr 1992
21	Ali Naqvi	115	1	Pak	SAF	Rawalpindi	06 Oct 1997
22	Taufeeq Umar	104	2	Pak	Ban	Multan	29 Aug 2001
23	L Vincent	104	1	NZl	Aus	Perth	30 Nov 2001
24	AJ Strauss	112	2	Eng	NZl	Lord’s	20 May 2004
25	AN Cook	104*	3	Eng	Ind	Nagpur	01 Mar 2006
26	Fawad Alam	168	3	Pak	Srl	Col-PSS	12 Jul 2009
27	AB Barath	104	3	Win	Aus	Brisbane	26 Nov 2009
28	AN Petersen	100	1	SAF	Ind	Eden Gardens	14 Feb 2010
29	HD Rutherford	171	2	NZl	Eng	Dunedin	06 Mar 2013
30	S Dhawan	187	2	Ind	Aus	Mohali	14 Mar 2013
31	SC Cook	115	1	SAF	Eng	Centurion	22 Jan 2016
32	KK Jennings	112	1	Eng	Ind	Wankhede	08 Dec 2016
33	PP Shaw	134	1	Ind	Win	Rajkot	04 Oct 2018
34	Abid Ali	109*	2	Pak	Srl	Rawalpindi	11 Dec 2019
35	DP Conway	200	1	NZl	Eng	Lord’s	02 Jun 2021
36	Zakir Hasan	100	4	Ban	Ind	Chattogram	14 Dec 2022
37	YBK Jaiswal	171	2	Ind	Win	Roseau	12 Jul 2023

It also provides the third occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a century on debut. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	S Dhawan	187	2	Ind	Aus	Mohali	14 Mar 2013
2	PP Shaw	134	1	Ind	Win	Rajkot	04 Oct 2018
3	YBK Jaiswal	171	2	Ind	Win	Roseau	12 Jul 2023

It also provides the fourth occasion of an opening batsman scoring a century on debut against West Indies. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	SC Griffith	140	1	Eng	Win	Port of Spain	11 Feb 1948
2	AC Hudson	163	2	SAF	Win	Bridgetown	18 Apr 1992
3	PP Shaw	134	1	Ind	Win	Rajkot	04 Oct 2018
4	YBK Jaiswal	171	2	Ind	Win	Roseau	12 Jul 2023

The following table lists the thirteen occasion of an opening batsman scoring 150 plus runs on debut. The list is furnished in the chronological order.

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	C Bannerman	165*	1	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	15 Mar 1877
2	WG Grace	152	1	Eng	Aus	The Oval	06 Sep 1880
3	A Jackson	164	2	Aus	Eng	Adelaide	01 Feb 1929
4	Khalid Ibadulla	166	1	Pak	Aus	Karachi	24 Oct 1964
5	KC Wessels	162	2	Aus	Eng	Brisbane	26 Nov 1982
6	WB Phillips	159	1	Aus	Pak	Perth	11 Nov 1983
7	DSBP Kuruppu	201*	1	Srl	NZl	Col-CCC	16 Apr 1987
8	AC Hudson	163	2	SAF	Win	Bridgetown	18 Apr 1992
9	Fawad Alam	168	3	Pak	Srl	Col-PSS	12 Jul 2009
10	HD Rutherford	171	2	NZl	Eng	Dunedin	06 Mar 2013
11	S Dhawan	187	2	Ind	Aus	Mohali	14 Mar 2013
12	DP Conway	200	1	NZl	Eng	Lord’s	02 Jun 2021
13	YBK Jaiswal	171	2	Ind	Win	Roseau	12 Jul 2023

YBK Jaiswal of India scored 171 against West Indies in the just concluded first test at Rouseau to provide the second occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring 150 plus runs on his debut in the annals of test cricket. Both such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	S Dhawan	187	2	Ind	Aus	Mohali	14 Mar 2013
2	YBK Jaiswal	171	2	Ind	Win	Roseau	12 Jul 2023

YBK Jaiswal of India scored 171 against West Indies in the just concluded first test at Rouseau to provide the second occasion of an  opening batsman scoring 150 plus runs on his debut against West Indies in the annals of test cricket. Both such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	AC Hudson	163	2	SAF	Win	Bridgetown	18 Apr 1992
2	YBK Jaiswal	171	2	Ind	Win	Roseau	12 Jul 2023

The following table lists the occasions of a team’s two or more opening batsmen scoring centuries on their test debut.

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	AB Williams	100	3	Win	Aus	Georgetown	31 Mar 1978
2	AB Barath	104	3	Win	Aus	Brisbane	26 Nov 2009
1	C Bannerman	165*	1	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	15 Mar 1877
2	HL Collins	104	3	Aus	Eng	Sydney	17 Dec 1920
3	A Jackson	164	2	Aus	Eng	Adelaide	01 Feb 1929
4	KC Wessels	162	2	Aus	Eng	Brisbane	26 Nov 1982
1	AN Cook	104*	3	Eng	Ind	Nagpur	01 Mar 2006
2	KK Jennings	112	1	Eng	Ind	Wankhede	08 Dec 2016
3	CA Milton	104*	2	Eng	NZl	Leeds	03 Jul 1958
1	CC Hunte	142	1	Win	Pak	Bridgetown	17 Jan 1958
2	L Baichan	105*	4	Win	Pak	Lahore	15 Feb 1975
1	PF Warner	132*	3	Eng	SAF	Johannesburg	14 Feb 1899
2	PA Gibb	106	3	Eng	SAF	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1938
1	Fawad Alam	168	3	Pak	Srl	Col-PSS	12 Jul 2009
2	Abid Ali	109*	2	Pak	Srl	Rawalpindi	11 Dec 2019
1	PP Shaw	134	1	Ind	Win	Rajkot	04 Oct 2018
2	YBK Jaiswal	171	2	Ind	Win	Roseau	12 Jul 2023

Australia and England are the only two teams to have three or more opening batsmen scoring centuries on their test debut. The following table lists them

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	C Bannerman	165*	1	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	15 Mar 1877
2	HL Collins	104	3	Aus	Eng	Sydney	17 Dec 1920
3	A Jackson	164	2	Aus	Eng	Adelaide	01 Feb 1929
4	KC Wessels	162	2	Aus	Eng	Brisbane	26 Nov 1982
1	AN Cook	104*	3	Eng	Ind	Nagpur	01 Mar 2006
2	KK Jennings	112	1	Eng	Ind	Wankhede	08 Dec 2016
3	CA Milton	104*	2	Eng	NZl	Leeds	03 Jul 1958

West Indies is the only team to have two opening batsmen scoring centures on debut against two oppositions – Australia and Pakistan.

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	AB Williams	100	3	Win	Aus	Georgetown	31 Mar 1978
2	AB Barath	104	3	Win	Aus	Brisbane	26 Nov 2009
1	CC Hunte	142	1	Win	Pak	Bridgetown	17 Jan 1958
2	L Baichan	105*	4	Win	Pak	Lahore	15 Feb 1975

The following table lists the teams which have two or more opening batsmen scoring centuries on debut against the same oppositions.

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	AB Williams	100	3	Win	Aus	Georgetown	31 Mar 1978
2	AB Barath	104	3	Win	Aus	Brisbane	26 Nov 2009
1	C Bannerman	165*	1	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	15 Mar 1877
2	HL Collins	104	3	Aus	Eng	Sydney	17 Dec 1920
3	A Jackson	164	2	Aus	Eng	Adelaide	01 Feb 1929
4	KC Wessels	162	2	Aus	Eng	Brisbane	26 Nov 1982
1	AN Cook	104*	3	Eng	Ind	Nagpur	01 Mar 2006
2	KK Jennings	112	1	Eng	Ind	Wankhede	08 Dec 2016
1	CC Hunte	142	1	Win	Pak	Bridgetown	17 Jan 1958
2	L Baichan	105*	4	Win	Pak	Lahore	15 Feb 1975
1	PF Warner	132*	3	Eng	SAF	Johannesburg	14 Feb 1899
2	PA Gibb	106	3	Eng	SAF	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1938
1	Fawad Alam	168	3	Pak	Srl	Col-PSS	12 Jul 2009
2	Abid Ali	109*	2	Pak	Srl	Rawalpindi	11 Dec 2019
1	PP Shaw	134	1	Ind	Win	Rajkot	04 Oct 2018
2	YBK Jaiswal	171	2	Ind	Win	Roseau	12 Jul 2023

Australia is the only team to have three opening batsmen scoring 150 plus runs on their test debut. The following table lists them.It is interesting to note that these three batsmen chose England as their opposition while performing the feat of scoring 150 plus runs on their test debut.

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	C Bannerman	165*	1	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	15 Mar 1877
2	A Jackson	164	2	Aus	Eng	Adelaide	01 Feb 1929
3	KC Wessels	162	2	Aus	Eng	Brisbane	26 Nov 1982